MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
online learning technology are making it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
MOOC classes are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning organizations
must deal with
today because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can we
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To handle this
growing
demand for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This sensational new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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